I used to be shy.
You made me sing.
I used to refuse things at table.
Now I shout for more wine.
In somber dignity, I used to sit
on my mat and pray.
Now children run through
and make faces at me.
~~
You've so distracted me,
your absence fans my love.
Don't ask how.
Then you come near,
"Do not....," I say, and
"Do not....," you answer.
Don't ask why
this delights me.
~~

Ustad Amir Khan, doyen of the Indore Gharana.
He was well versed in Persian and Sanskrit. I envy his riches.